Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1887-05-10
n Rnrtieau Defeat,

10 ne . homely phrase, the Demo- |
oEN>Ae political wire. pullers, who want
. run ~ Board Of Z iucAtion In poliu- !
o. grooves, bit on more than they
soald s'chAw" last night, and instead
q ergAnizing the Board with . full
complement OF Democratic officers 1t
hne been organised with full compile
0eot Of Republican officers except for
~ position of bailiff. Whit makes
- result the more CALLING to these
Nomooratic mAnipulators 10 the fact
thAt II Was brought about by Democrats
vesang straight out for Republican
caaaidatss instead Of voting for their
on.
For good many years past the
OenocrAts have rather had the ascend
ancy In the Board in numbers, but .
CO. promise was ways understood TO
exist In the distribution Of Off cers, MI.
BAlsd Republican, being permitted
b. nou partisan Democrats to be Prest.
dat Of the Board, while the combined
o0cos OF Secretary and Treasurer fell tt
ths Democrats. This equilibrium VA
dIssarbed by the late election when th'
partisan Democratic members Of thu
Bjard concluded they were stronI
enough to run things Ia . cast irol
Democratic mould. A triumvirAte Va
termed consisting OF Messrs. Kyne
Donaho and Hsyes, who took 1t npol
HAenselves 10 "whoop mp" thinge ant
Pat Q Democrat in the President
OAaar Who would see to 1t that Messrt
Kyne and Donaho, should have consp
ouous places ON important committees
II vas very nice little game, but
dida's work - they wanted. The
scanned the list Of members and chuci
I'D - they counted fifteen DsmocrA
II the Board to nine Republican
Thsy were sure of their game this tim
Before, there Was always one or tn
Osnocrats Who played the Mugwun
md voted for Mr.. Baird for Preslden
Bat this time they had them. VIII
here 10 Democratic msjority Of 81
hal ha get out OF the President
chair Mr.. Baird, walk In Mr.. Paine
Flushed with the hope OF victo
every Democrat vas early on hal
last night, except one. 1t is said th
Mr.. Denney did not vote on Saturd
md did not know that he WAS can't
date nor elected until after the electi
vns over and he was informed OF
houors thrust upon him. 1t is said
- that he declined positively to acct
the honor; anyhow, he was not prese
At the organization meeting last nigl
Thts oAused hitch, but still there wer
Democratic majority, that were enou;
the program must be carried thr0ue
Mr.. Donaho Was made tenn porA
president, and Mr.. Kyne chairmAn
ths committee on credentials. Son
ching had to be done to Offset Mr. D;
nsy, anS the question was what Repi
lican could be kept out of his seat ur
After the organic alton. They fou
the mAu In, Mr.. Smith, OF the F.
=. ward, who had mts!aid his deed,
had irstaAd certified record from
A,Qord@ .IolcomIb that he WAS II
holder aza entitled to seat.
committee, however, reported sgai
Mr.. Smith and In favor OF j. All
Ooliins with . trumpsd-up deed da
hack thirty days, but which had
teeu recorded. This was the straw
broke the Democratic cAmels ba
Six indignant Democrats went over
the Republicans and helped them
seat Mr.. Smith, With perfect disreg
of the Kyne-Donaho- Hayes progr
and more than that, they stuck to Il
and helped to give the board Her
Iicsn organization. The w!re-pnl
bit their lips over their III success,
they are wiser this morning than
vsre before the board met last nj
and It may ye. creep into their nj
thai the Board Of Education canIo
run in cast-iron partisan mouits.